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The practice of city pastors commandeering all the tithes and offerings to themselves while pauperizing their village counterparts is one of the reasons every pastor is running to the city to establish a church. Tithes and offerings are biblical injunctions … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, God, Gospel of Matthew, jesus, Jews, Levite, New Testament, Tithing
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By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye If anyone had told me a few years ago that a time will come in Nigeria when the authorities will approve the teaching of sexual immorality as a subject in junior and secondary schools, I would have … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Op-ed, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
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Tagged Behavior Analysis, Christian, Holy Spirit, Human sexual activity, IndepthAfrica, Morality, Nigerian, psychology, Religion and sexuality, Social Sciences
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By Petros Tesfagiorgis The legacy and the challenge: The Forto 2013 uprising remarkably highlighted the issues critical to democratic change. They are the rule of law, respect of human rights, freedom of worship and freedom of expression and of course … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Christian, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kunama, Middle East, Moslem
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By: International Christian Concern With countries like North Korea, Pakistan and Somalia topping the list as some of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians, it’s hard to imagine that none of these countries hold the highest Christian death toll. In … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Christianity, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, North Korea
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Nigeria’s government is not doing enough to tackle religious violence in central Nigeria, where more than 100 people have been killed since March, a U.S. government agency said on Monday. Plateau state and other parts of the “Middle Belt” have … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, Middle Belt, Monday, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Thisday
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(Reuters) – One person was killed and more than 80 were wounded in clashes at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in central Cairo on Sunday after a funeral service for four Egyptian Christians killed in sectarian violence with Muslims, state media … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Christian, Copt, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Muslim, Reuters
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Police in Nigeria’s Adamawa state say attackers stormed the home of the state’s deputy governor in Midlu Saturday, killing 11 people. Some victims were shot, while others had their throats cut. Police have given few details, but say it appears … read more »
AS Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the world to celebrate Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, gunmen on Thursday night unleashed violence on the quiet Ganawuri chiefdom of Riyom Council, Plateau State, leaving no fewer than … read more »
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Tagged Christian, Easter, Friday, Fula people, Nigeria, Plateau State, Special Task Force, STF
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By Charles Kofi Fekpe So, the Government of Ghana wants to spend $600K on a pilgrimage to the Wailing wall in Jerusalem. I can understand why Ghanaians are crying out loud. I do. Inasmuch as I am a strong believer … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, Ghana, God, Government, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, United States, Western Wall
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By Philip Amiola I have observed with strong feelings of embarrassment, the degree to which people can be so enslaved by religion that they would go to great lengths to defend their religious views. People have been known to mutilate … read more »
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Tagged Allah, Bible, Christian, God, Islam, Lagos, Muslim, Nigeria, Qur'an
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ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)– There was uncertainty Tuesday, March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were “beaten and detained” in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators … read more »
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Tagged about eritrea, about eritrean, Abune Antonios, arrest, Asmara, Christian, Eritrea, eritrean, Eritrean Christian, Isaias Afewerki, January, Open Doors
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Attackers armed with guns and machetes stormed a village in central Nigeria’s Plateau state today killing 10 members of the same family amongst them five children under the age of ten. Two persons were also fatally injured and are receiving … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, Fula people, Jos, Lieutenant, local Nigerian newspaper, Military uniform, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Plateau State
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Abuja: An explosion in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos killed a man and injured another on Monday sparking fears of violence spreading to the south of the country. The blast that occurred under a bridge, killed a sand dredger while … read more »
By Nick Street Senior Writer, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California On a brilliantly sunny Monday morning at the start of the rainy season, a couple of dozen young men gathered for a game of soccer … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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(BosNewsLife)– Dozens of Ethiopian Christians, mostly women, have been detained in Saudi Arabia after attending a worship service in a private home, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, February 13. The Christians – 46 women and six men including three church leaders – … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Christian, Christianity, Dammam, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Jeddah, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Sunni Islam, WEA-RLC
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Eritrea (MNN) ― The buzz word people are using to describe Eritrea’s events over the last 48 hours is “coup,” but do the signs match an actual coup d’état? By the government’s admission, it was a takeover effort, however small, … read more »
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Andy Hobbs/Federal Way Mirror Lydia Assefa-Dawson shared her story at the Federal Way Kiwanis Club meeting Jan. 30 at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club. By ANDY HOBBS Federal Way Mirror Editor As a 5-month-old baby, Lydia Assefa-Dawson lost her … read more »
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Introduction The reconciliation efforts underway between the EOTC home and exile synods seem to come to an abrupt halt. Technically speaking, it is the home synod who takes it to the limit. The ratification of a law that governs patriarch … read more »
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Tagged Abune Merkorios, Addis Ethiopian, Australia, Christian, EOTC, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia eritrea, Ethiopia First, Ethiopia in Amharic, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Church, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopians, God, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Synod
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By Teklu Abate Millions of Ethiopians have been closely following the peace and unity talks underway between the two competing synods. There was a general understanding and optimism that the synods would make sacrifices of all sorts to ensure reconciliation. … read more »
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Tagged Abune Merkorios, Christian, Christianity, EOTC, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Mengistu Hailemariam, news ethiopia, Synod
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by ASSIST News Service Sudanese authorities rang in the new year by bulldozing a church building outside Khartoum because it belonged to Christians of South Sudanese origin and lacked a permit, a source said. According to a story by Morning … read more »
BY Justine John DYIKUK As this writer sat reflecting on the state of affairs in both private and corporate Nigeria, many things came to his mind. While he was gleaning through the pros and the cons of our national life, … read more »
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Tagged Christian, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Port Harcourt, rivers state, United States, West Africa
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Alex Masi David Raphael, 35, was injured in an explosion at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Jos. The Islamic group Boko Haram claimed responsibility. Matteo Fagotto Special to the Star JOS, NIGERIA—“I was born and bred in … read more »
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Tagged bokoharam, Catholic Church, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sacred Heart
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By Getahune Bekele As the extremely brutal ruling minority junta of Ethiopia continue with its policyof using disproportionate force against the peaceable Muslims of the nation who are simply demanding freedom of worship; The gruesome picture … read more »
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Tagged Christian, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Getahune Bekele, Hailemariam Desalegne, Kiya, Murder, Muslim, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Jonathan, speaking after 15 Christians had their throats slit last week in the country’s northeast, also suggested Islamist extremist group Boko Haram aimed to take over the Nigerian capital Abuja, but vowed the group would be defeated. During comments Sunday … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, Central African Republic, Christian, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian news
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Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. The nun said taxi driver Andrei Arbashe, 38, was kidnapped after his brother … read more »
Maiduguri – Suspected Islamist extremists have killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Maiduguri , residents and a relief source said on Sunday. “From the information we gathered, the attackers broke into selected … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Islamic terrorism, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Musari, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The armed men dragged Musa Muhammad out of his house and ordered him to lie face down on the ground. Then they grabbed his son. After asking his name, the men issued their judgment. “I heard three … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, bokoharam, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Muhammad, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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KANO, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a church in volatile northern Nigeria during a Christmas Eve service, killing six people including the pastor, before setting the building ablaze, residents and police said Tuesday, as the pope deplored “savage acts of terrorism” … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Deadly Chritsmas in Nigeria, Evangelical Church of West Africa, Gunmen kill 6 during church service, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Potiskum, Yobe, Yobe State
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ABUJA — The Nigerian militant Islamist sect Boko Haram is blamed for more than 750 deaths in 2012, making it the group’s bloodiest year, with attacks on churches, schools, government buildings, media centers, markets, security forces and communications networks. The … read more »
The Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has cried out that members of the Boko Haram sect are planning to attack him. “Going by security reports available to me, I may be attacked any day, anywhere, anytime and this is … read more »
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